<p>I was recently admitted to UC Davis for the major of Biosystems Engineering but I have been considering switching to Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity(all one major there), I was just curious as to what careers I could pursue with such a degree? I have always considered teaching, I would just like to do a job that is more hands-on either before on concurrently with teaching. My career goals also lie in wanting to improve the quality of the environment. Anyone have an suggestions on career paths?</p>
<p>You could look at the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-4.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-4.html</a> to see how students in these majors or similar majors from other schools are doing (UC Davis does not seem to have a career survey on its web site).</p>
<p>According to those career surveys, biology majors have a hard time in the job market.</p>
<p>Not sure about job prospects, but UC Davis is a great school for EEB. We’re ranked third in the US for all Evolutionary Biology programs. You’ll have amazing research opportunities, especially with Bodega Bay offering classes/internships throughout the year and during summer. There’s also Environmental Science and Management which would probably have better job prospects, but you may need a Masters from what I’ve read.</p>
<p>There’s a list of potential jobs [URL=<a href=“http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/undergrad/careers.html]here[/URL”>http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/undergrad/careers.html]here[/URL</a>]. Not sure how realistic any of those are. University departments tend exaggerate their job prospects.</p>